LNA | Pre Surgical Testing | Per Diem

Concord Hospital; Concord (NH); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Concord Hospital is seeking a compassionate LNA to join the Pre Surgical Testing team on a per diem basis. You will support nurses and providers, assist with ADLs, and participate in pre/post-op care while training to draw labs at outpatient facilities.

This role requires NH LNA licensure, NH BLS, and a minimum of one year of healthcare experience. Availability Mon-Fri 7a-5p, 9-hour shifts, and orientation-based training are included.

Qualifications

• High school or GED preferred.
• Proof of LNA Education Certificate and Final Report of Written and Clinical Competency Testing Results (as required by NH Board of Nursing).
• Certification required: Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification, or equivalent course credentialed by American Heart Association.
• Licensure required: Current New Hampshire Licensed Nursing Assistant.
• One-year related experience required and/or training in health care environment or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates patient and information flow at the desk area to clinical staff, patients/families and other departments.
• Under the general direction of the RN, performs a variety of clinical and technical functions for the pre-op and post-op patient.
• Completes order entry process, coordinates computer downtime, and coordinates patient information changes in the computer.
• Greets the patient and family and provides information or direction in preparation for their surgical encounter.
• Receives delegated work adhering to the five rights of delegation.
• Documents care provided and reports to the RN observations of patient’s physical, social and mental status and basic patient data collected.
• Demonstrates time management skills.
• Prepares and/or organizes and/or disassembles the patient perioperative medical records for charts according to HIMS specifications.
• Helps ensure a clean, safe environment with appropriately stocked supplies and functioning equipment.
• Demonstrates adherence to safe patient handling policy.
• Serves as a preceptor for new employees.
• Performs job specific requirements and other duties as assigned.

Skills

ADL assistance

Clerical tasks

Team collaboration

Phlebotomy training

Education

High School Diploma or GED

LNA Education Certificate

NH LNA License

BLS Certification (AHA)

Tools

HIMS

Order entry systems

Job description

We are seeking a compassionate, detail-oriented LNA to join our Pre Surgical Testing team.

In this role, you will work with nurses and providers to support patients throughout the pre surgical testing process.

In this per diem position, we are looking for someone who has availability Monday-Friday 7a-5p, at least one shift per week, 9 hour shifts.

You will also be trained to draw labs on our patients at one of our outpatient lab facilities and have that training supported and reinforced in the department during orientation.

Summary Under the general direction of the Resource Person, the Licensed Nursing Assistant 2 / Health Unit Coordinator is responsible for a variety of clerical and administrative tasks for the department, as well as direct and indirect patient care which includes Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and personal care needs.

Education

High school or GED preferred.

• Proof of LNA Education Certificate and Final Report of Written and Clinical Competency Testing Results (as required by NH Board of Nursing).

Certification, Registration & Licensure

• Certification required: Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification, or equivalent course credentialed by American Heart Association.
• Licensure required: Current New Hampshire Licensed Nursing Assistant.

Experience

One-year related experience required and/or training in health care environment or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates patient and information flow at the desk area to clinical staff, patients/families and other departments.
• Under the general direction of the RN, performs a variety of clinical and technical functions for the pre-op and post-op patient.
• Completes order entry process, coordinates computer downtime, and coordinates patient information changes in the computer.
• Greets the patient and family and provides information or direction in preparation for their surgical encounter.
• Receives delegated work adhering to the five rights of delegation.
• Documents care provided and reports to the RN observations of patient’s physical, social and mental status and basic patient data collected.
• Demonstrates time management skills.
• Prepares and/or organizes and/or disassembles the patient perioperative medical records for charts according to HIMS specifications.
• Helps ensure a clean, safe environment with appropriately stocked supplies and functioning equipment.
• Demonstrates adherence to safe patient handling policy.
• Serves as a preceptor for new employees.
• Performs job specific requirements and other duties as assigned.

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Physical and Work Requirements

The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is MEDIUM. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 - 25 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20 - 50 pounds. The employee is frequently required to do repetitive motion, hear, perform activities that require fine motor skills, reach, sit, speak, and walk. The employee is occasionally required to bend, kneel, smell, squat, and stand. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision. The employee is frequently exposed to airborne pathogens, bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids. The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne contaminants, chemotherapeutic agents, electrical hazards - shock, moving mechanical parts, non-weather related heat or cold, slippery surfaces, toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Concord Hospital (CH) is a nationally-accredited, progressive regional health system. Over the past two decades, CH has evolved from a community hospital to a $550 million net revenue regional integrated health system with more than 4,700 employees, leaders and clinicians who are talented, mutually supportive, and community centered in helping the organization meet its community mission. CH has sophisticated clinical and management practices. The organization consistently performs among the top ten percent of national organizations and has received many national accolades (e.g., most wired, Press Ganey's summit award).

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